Early Voting: Day 1

Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Voters cast their ballots during the start of early voting Monday at the Nueces County Courthouse.

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Campaign signs on Monday morning crowd the yellow line marking the closest point at which they can be posted outside the Nueces County Courthouse.

Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Voters waiting to cast their ballots during the start of early voting Monday waited in line an average of one hour at the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center. The line snaked throughout the center and people were waiting at the door when the polls opened.

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Motorists and pedestrians on Monday morning were met by both a fresh crop of campaign signs and a large group of campaign volunteers and candidates (center) outside the Nueces County courthouse in the opening hours of early voting for the 2012 general election.

Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Kimberly Jennell plays a game on her phone while waiting in line to vote Monday at the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center. The average wait time to cast a ballot at the center was about one hour.

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Candidates and volunteers stand ready to greet people entering the Nueces County courthouse Monday morning in the opening hours of early voting for the 2012 general election.

Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Voters wait in line to cast their ballots during the start of early voting Monday at the Nueces County Courthouse.

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Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Voters cast their ballots Monday while others wait in line during the start of early voting. Voters waited in line an average of one hour at the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center. The line snaked throughout the center and people were waiting at the door when the polls opened.

Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Voters waiting to cast their ballots during the start of early voting Monday waited in line an average of one hour at the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center. The line snaked throughout the center and people were waiting at the door when the polls opened.